Different Parts, But One Body

September 11, 2022

Bible Reading Romans 12:3-8 1 Corinthians 12 Matthew 6 Devotional Thoughts Do you ever which you were better at something? Do you look around and see what others are doing and wish you were able to do what they do? I have to admit, I have struggled with that a little with this “new” job. […]

Motivation for Obedience

June 27, 2022

Ps 119:59-60 When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies; (NLT when I ponder the direction of my life) I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments Devotional Thoughts What is the motivation for obedience? The reality is, obedience is an intentional choice. When our kids were young, […]

Orientation underway

June 27, 2021

Dear faithful partners in ministry, Thank you for continuing to pray for us. Orientation for 4 new families is well underway. Our 4th and final family arrived on Monday. After a rough couple days trying to catch up on things, they are settling in well. This week was full of culture events and introductions to […]

No Rest for the Weary

June 6, 2021

Dear faithful prayer partners, Thank you for praying for my trip. It was long, we came back home exhausted, but it was so good. I am so glad I was able to go. While the purpose was primarily to get the house ready for one of our orientation families to live in for the next […]

How to pray for missionaries

May 28, 2021

“Dear God, bless our pastor and all the missionaries. Bless everyone, everywhere. Amen. That’s one way to pray, but it is neither sensible, nor very rewarding. In fact, that kind of praying soon becomes dull and boring. So, how do you pray for missionaries? It’s one thing to have prayer updates with specific prayer requests […]

Bush Trip Coming Up

May 28, 2021

As we wrap up our time with these 9 families, we are excited about the potential of how God is going to use each one. Each of these families will be joining a team, or forming teams among themselves, to plant a church among a remote tribal village somewhere here in PNG! That is so […]

The Mountain Full of Giants

May 15, 2021

Joshua 14:12 “Now give me this hill country of which the Lord spoke of… where the Anakin are and great walled cities” At age 85, as Joshua was dividing up the Promised land, Caleb renewed his request for the mountain where the sons of Anakin lived. The sons of Anakin were the descendants of Goliath. […]

Awake O Sleeper

May 15, 2021

“Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” Isaiah 26:19 I don’t know about you, but sometimes it’s hard to motivate myself to get up early and spend time with God. I know what you are thinking, “You are a veteran missionary, how is it that you struggle with […]

Last week of modules

May 15, 2021

Greetings from PNG. It’s such a blessing to be your representatives here in PNG, being part of God’s team planting churches in this beautiful country. We are so thrilled to be a part of what God is doing here. It’s been exciting as we wrap up this class of orientation to realize that each of […]

09-Born Again

May 2, 2021

Our Situation:Have you ever heard someone describe something, that brought a picture to your mind, but then when you actually saw it, it didn’t look anything like you had pictured? This can happen often with Biblical truth. We can hear something, then we interpret what we think that means through the grid of our understanding, […]